WA Real Estate License Exam 2026-2027 Test Bank 3
/ 2026 Washington State Real Estate License Exam
Prep 2026-2027 with a Review of 250 Latest Exam
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
Josephine, a real estate agent, is showing a house to a buyer. The buyer loves the
house but wants certain appliances and pieces of furniture to stay with the house.
Josephine should advise the buyer: - ANSWER-To make an offer that includes the
appliances and furniture (which would be reflected in a higher purchase price).
The buyer and seller can agree in the purchase and sale agreement that certain
items of personal property will be included in the sale. Because the furniture is
personal property though, a separate document in addition to the deed, known as
the bill of sale, will be necessary to transfer personal property.
Jeff owns a new condominium. Which statement would best describe the nature of
his ownership? - ANSWER-Jeff owns the airspace in his unit in severalty and
holds a tenancy in common in the common areas
A condominium owner owns the airspace separately, and has an undivided interest
in the common areas with the other unit owners.
Chin, a home seller, is talking to his real estate agent. He mentions that he rents the
backup generator; it doesn’t belong to him. The generator would be considered: -
ANSWER-Personal Property.
The generator is the personal property of the company that owns it. While it might
remain on the property after possession of the property changes hands, it still
belongs to the company and they could reclaim it depending on their contract.
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,A test that a court might apply to determine whether an item is a fixture or personal
property is: - ANSWER-Use
A court might inquire into the item's use, for instance to decide whether it is
specifically adapted to the property, or what the intention of the annexure was.
Age, cost, and size of the item are not at issue.
If a court were deciding what type of property house keys were, it would likely
decide that they were: - ANSWER-Real property, because they are "adapted" to
the real property.
Adaptation to the property is one of the fixture tests and house key would fit into
this category of adaptation.
Tests to distinguish a fixture from personal property include all of the following
except:
Method of attachment, cost of the item, intent of the annexure, adaptability -
ANSWER-Cost of the item
In the absence of a written agreement, courts apply a series of tests to classify the
item in the dispute. Including the method of attachment, the intention of the
annexure, adaptation of the item to the realty, and the relationship of the parties in
the dispute.
The owner of a small store leased a retail space and installed his own shelving by
bolting it to the walls. At the end of his lease, he wanted to take the shelving with
him to his new location. Which of the following is true? - ANSWER-The shelves
are trade fixtures, and may be removed by the tenant.
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,Items installed by a commercial tenant involved in a trade or business are a special
category of fixtures, known as trade fixtures. The tenant may remove trade
fixtures, even if permanently attached to the property, as long as the property is
restored to its original condition.
A tenant has agreed to build out the space to meet the needs of her business. She is
paying for all the expenses. Any "chattel fixtures" she adds to the property during
this process belong to the: - ANSWER-Tenant, as long as she removes them from
the property on or before the expiration of the lase, and she repairs any damage
caused by their removal.
The property description in a deed reads: "Starting at the old stone well, then going
south 120 feet, west 400 feet, north 80 feet, and east 210 feet." This description is:
- ANSWER-Invalid, because it does not return to the point of beginning.
The property description is invalid, because it does not return to the point of
beginning. A property description may be based on a man-made object as its point
of beginning but it must enclose the property's full perimeter.
The best description of the boundary lines for a property located in a subdivision
would be found on: - ANSWER-A plat map.
Subdivided property is usually described by reference to a map of the subdivision
and its individual lots, prepared by a surveyor. This is known as a plat map.
A rectangular parcel of land, starting from the point of beginning measures 180
feet north, then 90 feet east, then 180 feet south. What is the length and direction of
the last side? - ANSWER-90 feet west.
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, A parcel occupies the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the NE
1/4 of Section 4. How many acres is this parcel? - ANSWER-60 acres.
A section is 640 acres. So a quarter section is 160 acres. and 1/4 of a 1/4 section is
40 acres. Half of a 1/4 section of a 1/4 section is 20 acres. So 40 acres + 20 acres =
60 acres.
A real estate agent takes a listing for a mobile home. He may do this if: -
ANSWER-The listing includes the land on which the mobile home rests.
If the listing includes the sale, exchange, or lease of the land on which the mobile
home sits, the real estate agent is not required to have any additional kind of
license. The real estate agent would be able to list a mobile home where the listing
does not include the sale, exchange, or lease of the land if the agent also held a
mobile home dealer's license.
Which of the following is true regarding an estate in land? - ANSWER-An interest
in land must be conveyed that is possessory or may become possessory in the
future.
A right Held by one or more persons to use and possess property to the exclusion
of others is a/an: - ANSWER-Fee Simple Estate.
An estate is an interest in land that is or may become possessory. A fee simple
estate specifically is a freehold estate of potentially infinite duration. (an easement
allows the use of property but is not a possessory right).
What is the best definition of a fee simple estate? - ANSWER-The greatest
interest one can own in land
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/ 2026 Washington State Real Estate License Exam
Prep 2026-2027 with a Review of 250 Latest Exam
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
Josephine, a real estate agent, is showing a house to a buyer. The buyer loves the
house but wants certain appliances and pieces of furniture to stay with the house.
Josephine should advise the buyer: - ANSWER-To make an offer that includes the
appliances and furniture (which would be reflected in a higher purchase price).
The buyer and seller can agree in the purchase and sale agreement that certain
items of personal property will be included in the sale. Because the furniture is
personal property though, a separate document in addition to the deed, known as
the bill of sale, will be necessary to transfer personal property.
Jeff owns a new condominium. Which statement would best describe the nature of
his ownership? - ANSWER-Jeff owns the airspace in his unit in severalty and
holds a tenancy in common in the common areas
A condominium owner owns the airspace separately, and has an undivided interest
in the common areas with the other unit owners.
Chin, a home seller, is talking to his real estate agent. He mentions that he rents the
backup generator; it doesn’t belong to him. The generator would be considered: -
ANSWER-Personal Property.
The generator is the personal property of the company that owns it. While it might
remain on the property after possession of the property changes hands, it still
belongs to the company and they could reclaim it depending on their contract.
1
,A test that a court might apply to determine whether an item is a fixture or personal
property is: - ANSWER-Use
A court might inquire into the item's use, for instance to decide whether it is
specifically adapted to the property, or what the intention of the annexure was.
Age, cost, and size of the item are not at issue.
If a court were deciding what type of property house keys were, it would likely
decide that they were: - ANSWER-Real property, because they are "adapted" to
the real property.
Adaptation to the property is one of the fixture tests and house key would fit into
this category of adaptation.
Tests to distinguish a fixture from personal property include all of the following
except:
Method of attachment, cost of the item, intent of the annexure, adaptability -
ANSWER-Cost of the item
In the absence of a written agreement, courts apply a series of tests to classify the
item in the dispute. Including the method of attachment, the intention of the
annexure, adaptation of the item to the realty, and the relationship of the parties in
the dispute.
The owner of a small store leased a retail space and installed his own shelving by
bolting it to the walls. At the end of his lease, he wanted to take the shelving with
him to his new location. Which of the following is true? - ANSWER-The shelves
are trade fixtures, and may be removed by the tenant.
2
,Items installed by a commercial tenant involved in a trade or business are a special
category of fixtures, known as trade fixtures. The tenant may remove trade
fixtures, even if permanently attached to the property, as long as the property is
restored to its original condition.
A tenant has agreed to build out the space to meet the needs of her business. She is
paying for all the expenses. Any "chattel fixtures" she adds to the property during
this process belong to the: - ANSWER-Tenant, as long as she removes them from
the property on or before the expiration of the lase, and she repairs any damage
caused by their removal.
The property description in a deed reads: "Starting at the old stone well, then going
south 120 feet, west 400 feet, north 80 feet, and east 210 feet." This description is:
- ANSWER-Invalid, because it does not return to the point of beginning.
The property description is invalid, because it does not return to the point of
beginning. A property description may be based on a man-made object as its point
of beginning but it must enclose the property's full perimeter.
The best description of the boundary lines for a property located in a subdivision
would be found on: - ANSWER-A plat map.
Subdivided property is usually described by reference to a map of the subdivision
and its individual lots, prepared by a surveyor. This is known as a plat map.
A rectangular parcel of land, starting from the point of beginning measures 180
feet north, then 90 feet east, then 180 feet south. What is the length and direction of
the last side? - ANSWER-90 feet west.
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, A parcel occupies the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the NE
1/4 of Section 4. How many acres is this parcel? - ANSWER-60 acres.
A section is 640 acres. So a quarter section is 160 acres. and 1/4 of a 1/4 section is
40 acres. Half of a 1/4 section of a 1/4 section is 20 acres. So 40 acres + 20 acres =
60 acres.
A real estate agent takes a listing for a mobile home. He may do this if: -
ANSWER-The listing includes the land on which the mobile home rests.
If the listing includes the sale, exchange, or lease of the land on which the mobile
home sits, the real estate agent is not required to have any additional kind of
license. The real estate agent would be able to list a mobile home where the listing
does not include the sale, exchange, or lease of the land if the agent also held a
mobile home dealer's license.
Which of the following is true regarding an estate in land? - ANSWER-An interest
in land must be conveyed that is possessory or may become possessory in the
future.
A right Held by one or more persons to use and possess property to the exclusion
of others is a/an: - ANSWER-Fee Simple Estate.
An estate is an interest in land that is or may become possessory. A fee simple
estate specifically is a freehold estate of potentially infinite duration. (an easement
allows the use of property but is not a possessory right).
What is the best definition of a fee simple estate? - ANSWER-The greatest
interest one can own in land
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